Explore the area

You’ve picked the ideal home base for your Point Reyes getaway.

The historic village of Olema is known as the gateway to the Point Reyes National Seashore.

It’s the perfect kick-off point for discovering the rugged coastline, sandy beaches and over 140 miles of hiking trails.

The National Park and Golden Gate National Recreation Area surround us and give us more things to do and see than you can imagine. But before we get to that…let’s explore the neighborhood.

Here are some of the places you can walk to from your cottage…

And by that we mean a Lazy Walk, just a couple of minutes. Because relaxing often results in a noticeable Loss of Ambition. Don’t worry…it’s temporary!

Get away from it all and have your goodies too, just steps away!

We’re far enough away from it all to hear owls in the trees under a sky full of stars. Yet — just a two minute walk from your cottage and you’re smelling the mint in your Mojito (or the olive in your Martini)!

A love-fest of deliciousness awaits you at Michelin Guide awarded Sir and Star Restaurant, just next door. Enjoy a memorable upscale-rustic dining experience just a two minute walk away from your cottage. Menu changes nightly.

Local and seasonal items prepared in unique and delicious ways. Full service bar with a beautiful deck for outdoor dining.

(415) 663-1264

A short driving distance from your cottage

The nearby villages of Point Reyes Station and Inverness offer many dining choices, live music, shopping and gallery browsing.

We have an excellent local calendar of events where you can find some choice happenings while here. Be sure to check back as your trip nears because there are updates daily.

Dining Out

Fog’s Kitchen Dining in Inverness right on the edge of the Tomales Bay.(415) 669-9696

Fog’s Kitchen in Inverness

The Station House Cafe serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in the heart of Point Reyes Station and features a varied menu made with fresh local ingredients; wine & spirits, garden dining and live music on weekends. (415) 663-1515

Station House Cafe in Point Reyes Station

Side StreetKitchen Causal little place in Point Reyes Station serving slow cooked meats, organic veggies and comfort food. (415) 663-0303

Side Street Kitchen in Point Reyes Station

Cafe Reyes in Pt Reyes Station offers wood fired pizza and salads and has an outdoor patio. (415) 663-9493

Osteria Stellina in Point Reyes Station offers creative dishes using local ingredients. Selected as one of top 100 in Bay Area by S.F. Chronicle 2009. (415) 663-9988

The Marshall Store in Marshall is very casual and fun, serving great fresh oysters, chowder and sandwiches on their enclosed deck overlooking the bay. (415) 663-1339

Nick’s Cove in Marshall

Other Eats and Drinks

Palace Market Full service grocery and deli. Local, organic, artisan and conventional products. For a small town grocery store, you’ll be amazed by the wide selection.

Cowgirl Creameryand Cheese Shop, located in the Tomales Bay Foods Building in Point Reyes Station, offers a large variety of artisan and farmstead cheeses. Also home of The Cowgirl Cantina, a take-away deli offering local breads, wines, sandwiches and salads. Enjoy the shaded picnic area too. (415) 663-9335

Bovine Bakery is a popular stop for fresh bread, pastries, coffee and tea in Pt. Reyes Station. (415) 663-9420

Heidrun Meadery is a mile north of downtown Point Reyes Station. Tour the production facility and find out how sparkling mead is made, observe honey bees in action and learn about their bee forage cultivation operation, all while enjoying a sampling of wonderfully refreshing sparkling mead varietals. Delicious mead and lovely folks! Best to call first. (415) 663-9122

Point Reyes Vineyard is family owned and operated. Visit their wine-tasting room on Hwy. 1 just a few minutes north of downtown Point Reyes Station. (415) 663-1011

Marin Sun Farms is a family farm nestled in the rolling grassland of Point Reyes National Seashore. They are committed to producing local, humanely-raised, healthy, food products (meat & eggs). Retail Store in Downtown Point Reyes Station. (415) 663-8997

Hog Island Oysters in Marshall is a working farm with waterfront picnic tables & BBQ areas provided for a fee. Bring drinks and side dishes and shuck (and BBQ) your own oysters, freshly plucked from their nearby beds. Don’t want to shuck or pack a picnic? A small on-site outdoor oyster bar offers shucked and BBQ oysters, local breads, cheeses, beer and wine. (415) 663-9218

Entertainment and Local Events

Point Reyes Insider has a calendar of local events where you can find some choice happenings while here. Be sure to check back as your trip nears because there are updates daily.

The Dance Palace Community Center in Point Reyes Station. Various performances on weekends and classes during the week. (415) 663-1075

Exploring Nature

The visitor center for the Point Reyes National Seashore is about 1/2 mile away from Olema Cottages. Maps, guidebooks and ranger advice are available Monday thru Friday, 9am to 5pm, weekends and holidays, 8am to 5pm. Many of the area’s best hiking trails originate from the visitor center. (415) 464-5100

Famous Point Reyes Tule elk @ Tomales Point

The Point Reyes Seashore offers diverse beach types. The rugged Pacific beaches to the west amaze us with their natural beauty. The vast expanse of Limantour just eight miles from Olema is a perfect place to see the sunset. For those taking the road to Abbott’s Lagoon or the long dramatic beach at Kehoe there may be tule elk at the side of the road. The road to the Lighthouse winds past more magnificent beaches.

Walk the 300 steps down to the Point Reyes Lighthouse, which has a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean, a good lookout for gray whales during certain months. They are open (weather permitting) Thursday- Monday 10am to 5pm. (415) 669-1534

The Bay beaches are gentler with sunnier weather. At Tomales Bay State Park, Heart’s Desire Beach is perfect for swimming. The beaches along the Bay have easy access for kayakers.

Point Reyes Field Seminars provides a wide range of adventure learning seminars in natural history, birding, art and photography for adults and families with children. (415) 663-1200

The Point Reyes Bird Observatory at Palomarin offers a chance to see birds ringed and fed. The PRBO’s Palomarin Field Station and nature trails are open to the public dawn to dusk seven days a week. It is located at the southern end of the Park. (415) 868-0655

Alamere Falls is a dramatic waterfall dropping onto the rocky beach. It is reached from the Palomarin Trail on the southern part of the Park. Surf crashes up to meet the falls on this exposed western facing coast. The trail is a fire road for most of the walk and the terrain is gently hilly.

Samuel P. Taylor State Park is 7 miles east on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. The park features hillside trails for hikers, equestrians and bicyclists as well as charming picnic areas. There are also creeks, open grassland, and redwood canyons in the park. (415) 488-9897